Lately I have been really working hard to improve my turns and I have a few questions about a fast sprint freestyle turn.
1. On the push off you to initiate the rotation onto your belly with your feet or by pushing off straight and twisting your upper body?
2. Does it matter what side you rotate to? For example if you are right handed rotate to your left?
3. Where should your arms be for the best streamline. Covering the ears or slightly behind?
4. How deep should you be when you push off? The center of the "+" on the wall?
5. How do you roll to get a deeper push off?
Thanks for any help or advice given.
KEvin
Kevin - my responses begin with a ">>"
1. On the push off you to initiate the rotation onto your belly with your feet or by pushing off straight and twisting your upper body?
>> I am already 90 degrees onto my side when I push off, so probably upper body.
2. Does it matter what side you rotate to? For example if you are right handed rotate to your left?
>> I am pretty much used to rolling left b/c of circle swimming. I don't know that it has much to do with me being right handed - its always been more comfortable that way.
3. Where should your arms be for the best streamline. Covering the ears or slightly behind?
>> I go slightly behind
4. How deep should you be when you push off? The center of the "+" on the wall?
5. How do you roll to get a deeper push off?
>> depends... if you want to do some sdk, give yourself some room underwater to get a couple good strong kicks in w/o kicking air with your heels. for me, its more the pushoff itself that gets the deeper roll. i tend to sumersault about 175 degrees and push off downward, as my feet are higher than my head. It helps get that deeper pushoff to get under my wave and get in those SDKs. regardless, push off deep enough to at least get a good streamline and build that kick engine up...
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Kevin - my responses begin with a ">>"
1. On the push off you to initiate the rotation onto your belly with your feet or by pushing off straight and twisting your upper body?
>> I am already 90 degrees onto my side when I push off, so probably upper body.
2. Does it matter what side you rotate to? For example if you are right handed rotate to your left?
>> I am pretty much used to rolling left b/c of circle swimming. I don't know that it has much to do with me being right handed - its always been more comfortable that way.
3. Where should your arms be for the best streamline. Covering the ears or slightly behind?
>> I go slightly behind
4. How deep should you be when you push off? The center of the "+" on the wall?
5. How do you roll to get a deeper push off?
>> depends... if you want to do some sdk, give yourself some room underwater to get a couple good strong kicks in w/o kicking air with your heels. for me, its more the pushoff itself that gets the deeper roll. i tend to sumersault about 175 degrees and push off downward, as my feet are higher than my head. It helps get that deeper pushoff to get under my wave and get in those SDKs. regardless, push off deep enough to at least get a good streamline and build that kick engine up...
:2cents:
